Description: Every fourth Wednesday of the month, the GIS Special Interest Group meets to learn about GIS topics and techniques and share information and news from their communities.

Environment Forum

Date: Wednesday September 22

Description: CCEDC's monthly Environmental Forum series returns. Check back soon for the forum topic.

Wappinger Creek Watershed Intermuni...

Date: Friday October 08

Description: Quarterly meeting of the Wappinger Creek Watershed Intermunicipal Council (WIC) - open to the public. Venue to be determined.

Conservation Advisory Councils and Boards in Dutchess County

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A Conservation Advisory Council (CAC) or Board (CAB) is an advisory group whose primary function is to advise their municipality on the management and protection of its natural resources. Whenever possible, CAC members attend planning board and town board meetings and can help the town review current development proposals for their environmental impact. The town board can request that the CAC research an issue prior to board action. Of the 30 municipalities in Dutchess County, 20 municipalities have created a CAC or CAB - which means that Dutchess County has more municipal CACs/CABs than most other counties in New York State.

CCEDC's Environment Program staff provide research-based information, training, and GIS resources and tools to the CACs of Dutchess County.

CCEDC staff also maintain a list serve, DutchessCACsandEMC@yahoogroups, which is only open to members of Conservation Advisory Councils (CACs) and the Dutchess County EMC. The email list serve allows members to email each other, share information, and remain up-to-date on upcoming events and training. If you are a current CAC/EMC member and would like to join the list serve, please contact us at 677-8223 x 153.

Summary of 2009 CAC Accomplishments and 2010 Goals (pdf)
Summary of 2008 CAC Accomplishments and 2009 Goals (pdf)

Further Resources for CACs and the EMC:

NYS Enabing Law for CACs - New York General Municipal Law Article 12-f
CAC Rules and Procedures, excerpted from “The New York State Conservation Commission Handbook,” James E. Kundell, PhD. Published by the New York State Association of Conservation Commissions. 1982.
How a CAC Becomes a Board - Fact Sheet from Laura Heady, NYSDEC HREP.
Link to the website: NY State Association of CACs

Active CAC's and CABs in Dutchess County (contact each municipality for full information, contacts, and meeting times):

Town of Amenia CAC - Dave Reagon, Chairperson
City of Beacon CAC - Thomas Baldino, Chairperson
Town of Beekman CAC - Clifford P. Schwark, Chairperson
Town of Clinton CAC - Sarah Love, Chairperson
Town of Dover CAC - Jerry Suk III, Chairperson
Town of East Fishkill CAC - Brent Feldweg, Chairperson
Town of Fishkill EB - Robert E. Hoose, Chairperson
Town of Hyde Park CAC - Emily Svenson, Chairperson
Town of LaGrange CAC - Maung Htoo, Chairperson
Town of Milan CAC - Bob Bard, Chairperson
Town of North East CAC - Dianne Engleke, Chairperson
Town of Pawling CAB - Mike Purcell, Chairperson
Town of Pine Plains CAC - Thomas Kelly, Chairperson
Town of Pleasant Valley CAC - Meta Plotnik, Chairperson
City of Poughkeepsie – no CAC in place.
Town of Poughkeepsie CAC - Doreen Tignanelli and Peggy Kelland
Town of Red Hook CAC - Brenda Cagle - Chair
Town of Rhinebeck CAC - Meg Crawford, Chairperson
Town of Stanford CAC - Elizabeth Kilmer, Chairperson
Town of Union Vale CAC - Tom Tokarski, Chairperson
Town of Wappinger – Barbara Jensen, Chairperson
Town of Washington CAC - David Greenwood, Chairperson